to teach and to suffer

In God's sovereignty, many who by their sermons, books, and lectures have taught Christians how to suffer are now having the opportunity to teach by their lives.

Please pray for J. Alan Groves, Professor of Old Testament and VP of Academic Affairs at Westminster Theological Seminary. Dr. Groves was gracious to give several of us from bju almost 2 hours of his time to tell us about the seminary and answer our questions. When he told us about all the projects he was working on in addition to his responsibilities as a teacher, I kept asking myself, "What is he doing giving us so much of his valuable time?"

Another testament to his willingness to give of his time was that he sent me a reply within 5 minutes of my sending him an e-mail Sunday night. Please pray for him, as he has been diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. He has a wife, Libbie, and four children--Alasdair, Rebeckah, Eowyn, and Alden. You can find out more and read encouraging updates at http://algroves.info

Also, please pray for Dr. Frank Kik. long-time pastor and professor at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte. He has been recently diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Praise God for restoring Pastor John Piper to health. "Don't Waste Your Cancer" has been an encouragement from many, not the least of whom is David Powlisson who was also diagnosed with prostate cancer. Powlisson has authored many counseling books, and teaches along side Paul David Tripp (Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands) at The Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF) and also teaches practical theology at Westminster. He has a wife and two daughters.

Dr. Powlisson has added his thoughts to Don't Waste Your Cancer.

Please pray for these brothers and their families, and feel free to drop them notes of encouragement, as well.